Darby, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Central Pasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33525. It stands on Bee Tree Branch. The Survey maps it on the San Antonio quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Darby between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,369 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 45 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/NIGHT GLOW FIRE/0859 |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/PRUITT FIRE/0849 |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/MIDNITE FIRE/1019 |
| 1 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/POND BOTTOM FIRE/0832 |
| 30 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 51/COUNTRY CLUB FIRE/0789 |
| 17 July 1995 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Darby: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Capital Holdings - Pasco Rd. | Sand | Producer | Clay | |
| Pasco Lakes - Pasco Road Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darby in 1 storm report in 2004: 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Darby | 1 hurt | A man was airlifted to the hospital after he and his pig were struck by lightning. The man was treated for burns and was released. The man crawled 150 yards from his barn to his home to call 911. The pig did not survive. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Joseph | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Chukuchatta (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| San Antonio | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Chipco Township (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Leo | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Jessamine | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Blanton | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294740. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






